
Ravenous
A darkly humorous and unsettling Western horror, *Ravenous* unravels the rigid codes of frontier masculinity through the escalating desperation of a remote army outpost besieged by winter and a chilling tale of cannibalism. What begins as an investigation into missing persons spirals into a descent into madness, fueled by a frontiersman’s graphic account and the unsettling suspicion that a respected military figure has succumbed to primal urges. The film distinguishes itself through its escalating grotesquery balanced with a deadpan comedic sensibility, examining the fragility of civilization and the terrifying ease with which societal structures can collapse under extreme circumstances. It isn’t a simple tale of survival, but a provocative exploration of hunger – both physical and psychological – and how it dismantles identity.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Antonia Bird
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 1999-03-16
- Looptyd
- 101 min
- Gradering
- 6.8 / 10 (702)
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- Robert Carlyle













